ZachTheZip Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 UA now has a weekly talk show on 1590 WAKR: https://twitter.com/UAtoZI like the concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 UAtoZ @UAtoZ Jul 8#TuneIn Saturday to hear @PresScarborough reflect on his first year @uakron and the year to come with host @LarryBurns on @1590WAKRNewsGreat opportunity for @PresScarborough to be asked to fully explain “I would not have built that stadium.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Great opportunity for @PresScarborough to be asked to fully explain “I would not have built that stadium.”That's what one says to separate himself from the blunders of others. We all know that building the stadium was not the problem. iCoach, 1-11 3 years in a row, weeknight MAC games. Fans and alumni can only take so much.President Scarborough should be spending his time talking about his plan to make the most of that stadium rather than what he wouldn't have done. Monday morning quarterbacking does no one any good. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 That's what one says to separate himself from the blunders of others. We all know that building the stadium was not the problem. iCoach, 1-11 3 years in a row, weeknight MAC games. Fans and alumni can only take so much.President Scarborough should be spending his time talking about his plan to make the most of that stadium rather than what he wouldn't have done. Monday morning quarterbacking does no one any good.Not only were the 1-11 records a disaster, but the way we lost literally made the games unwatchable. Remember (I'm sorry to do this to Zips fans) 2011?L Ohio State 42-0L Temple 41-3L Cincinnati 59-14 (wasn't it 59-0 at halftime?)L Miami 35-3L Can't State 35-3L Buffalo 51-10L Western Michigan 68-19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip-O-matic Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 That's what one says to separate himself from the blunders of others. We all know that building the stadium was not the problem. iCoach, 1-11 3 years in a row, weeknight MAC games. Fans and alumni can only take so much.President Scarborough should be spending his time talking about his plan to make the most of that stadium rather than what he wouldn't have done. Monday morning quarterbacking does no one any good.I disagree. Despite how much many on here loved him, Proenza left a financial time bomb behind. The trustees and the state are well aware of it. SS needs to make some bold statements that his team is aware of the problem and will clean it up. Publicly addressing the stadium was a good signal to the trustees, the Ohio regents and Governor's office that the adults are in charge, and it won't be more of the same at UA. He's not going to tear it down or sell it off. It is what it is, but he needs to let certain important observers know that he won't be going down the same path as Proenza. This year, UA's debt load ($487M) is larger than its annual budget ($484M). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Here we go. First communication from SS and the plans today…...From: "The University of Akron Alumni Association" <alumni@uakron.edu>Subject: Three-year program to fund growth and address budget issuesDate: July 10, 2015 12:12:00 PM EDTTo: Reply-To: president@uakron.edu Dear Alumnus,We want to keep you informed of developments at your University. President Scott L. Scarborough sent the following to faculty and staff today.Sincerely,The Alumni Association TO: Faculty and staffFROM: President Scott L. ScarboroughRE: Three-year program to fund growth and address budget issuesDATE: July 10, 2015 “Our future is bright, but first we need to fix the University’s finances.” Dear Colleagues, Beginning last October, I led a team of colleagues in an exhaustive review of the University’s finances. That team included the leadership of the Faculty Senate, the AAUP, and a representative of the department chairs. Based on that review, we found that our University had a $60 million financial problem. The team developed and proposed a three-year solution that the University’s Board of Trustees approved on June 10. The approved plan reduces University expenses by $40 million, raises graduate tuition and undergraduate fees by $10 million, and projects $10 million in revenue growth by the third year. The $40 million of expense reductions include the following:Eliminating 215 positions via a planned reduction in workforce; no faculty layoffs are occurring.Eliminating baseball.Eliminating non-academic programming in EJ Thomas Hall, except for rentals.Outsourcing dining services.Renegotiating healthcare plans.Increasing the cost share of retiree dependent coverage.Changing the University’s retire/rehire policy.Centralizing course scheduling.Reducing central costs, such as legal fees and University memberships. Reduction in forceThe most painful, but necessary reduction is the abolishment of filled positions. We are working hard to make sure that our colleagues whose positions are being eliminated are shown the respect and courtesy they deserve. We owe them our thanks for their service to this great University. Tuition and feesWe worked hard to solve our financial problem by cutting expenses. In the end, however, we needed to increase graduate tuition and undergraduate fees by $10 million to cover the higher costs of these programs and courses. Central to the entire budget process was our commitment to protecting and enhancing academic quality. Higher tuition and fees were necessary to honor that commitment. A bright futureOur future is bright, but first we need to fix the University’s finances. We believe the new budget does that. In addition, the new budget funds college strategic plans, leverages our University’s historical strengths, funds new initiatives to grow future revenue streams, and includes funds to hire the faculty who will keep our University strong. Our future depends on our ability to be distinctive and better. The University of Akron is a strong polytechnic university. As such, we provide students a better educational experience—better in terms of career-focused experiential learning and connectedness to industry, technology, and jobs—in the arts, the sciences, the humanities, and the professions. We know that the next few weeks will be tough. After that, we will refocus our efforts on the mission ahead—to become a great public university for all of Northeast Ohio and the world. Our future is bright because our faculty, staff, and students are great. That will always be the case. Thank you for all you do. Have faith. With faith, everything is possible. Sincerely yours, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I don't think there'll be enough time on the radio interview to cover all the questions this brings up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-zip Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I don't think there'll be enough time on the radio interview to cover all the questions this brings up.At least it will be a radio interview where everything before and after a sentence is heard ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 UA now has a weekly talk show on 1590 WAKR: https://twitter.com/UAtoZI like the concept.Sounds like a great way to reach out to the region and inform them of what the U. has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 UAtoZ @UAtoZ 2h2 hours ago Akron, OH Tomorrow, former @AkronROTC Dir. & Comdt. of the @uakron Corps of Cadets, Lt. Col. Brad Harvey, stops by to share his vision for program! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 UAtoZ @UAtoZ 2h2 hours ago Akron, OH Tomorrow, former @AkronROTC Dir. & Comdt. of the @uakron Corps of Cadets, Lt. Col. Brad Harvey, stops by to share his vision for program!Did anybody here catch the show on Sat.? Any tidbits worth sharing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 aug. 22 showhttps://soundcloud.com/uatoz/ua-to-z-aug-22-2015-full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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